Premier League Round Up - Part 2: News from the premier league clubs
The transfer window finally came to an end yesterday as the sides made some important transfers towards the end. Some high profile players joined the premier league yesterday as a finishing touch to this transfer window.
Blackpool: Winger Matt Philips has joined premier league club Blackpool from Wycombe Wanderers for a reported fee of 325,000 pounds. The deal could be exceeded to 700,000 pounds should the Seasiders stay in the top flight next season.
There are more conditions to the deal, which state that more fee would be paid if Blackpool yet again qualifies for the Premier league within four years of relegation and there is also a sell-on clause inserted. The manager of the club, Ian Holloway claimed that Matt has been on their radar for some time now and has done well in the Euro U19 tournament in England.
The manager went on claiming that the winger has made over 80 appearances with Wycombe, which is a major achievement for a 19 year old. Holloway added that he can’t wait to get him involved at Blackpool and looks forward to working with the exciting prospect.
Bolton Wanderers: Wanderers have officially signed Benfica striker Rodrigo Moreno on a season long loan but is still subject to International clearance. The player only just made it to Portugal from Spain as he was part of the Angel Di Maria deal, who joined Real Madrid from Benfica last month. The Spanish has produced some impressive performances and would be joining former team mate Marcos Alonso at the Reebok Stadium. Alonso joined Bolton towards the end of July and both are expected to combine well together.
Chelsea: Premier league Champions Chelsea’s captain John Terry has confirmed that his hamstring injury, which would lead him to miss England Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, dates back to the World Cup. The former English Captain will be forced to see the qualifying match with Bulgaria as well as with Switzerland four days later. The defender has been ordered to take rest for 10 days minimum. The defender said: "I have had a bit of a problem since the World Cup and I was hoping after the World Cup that I would have two weeks off and it would completely go away. But that wasn't the case and, coming back working hard, it came back on.”, claimed the Chelsea Captain. The player would be extremely happy with his team’s performance, as the club maintains a 100% win record in the premier league so far
Everton: Everton defender Joseph Yobo is expected to travel to Turkey to join Fenerbahce FC on a season long loan deal. The Turkish club has also been given the option to acquire the player on a full time deal at the end of the loan deal. However, the deal is still not official as the player still hinges on a medical and reaching a full agreement. The defender is expected to meet the prospective employers on the transfer deadline on Wednesday. The 29 year old has made over 250 appearances for the Toffees since arriving from Marseille in 2002.
Fulham: Newly signed manager Mark Hughes is happy to keep Australian goal keeper Mark Schwarzer at the club. The shot stopper has been linked with Arsenal throughout the summer, with the player and both the clubs all making clear that they would like to reach an agreement. Fulham, however, has been stern over the fact that they would only let Schwarzer go if they find a suitable replacement in time. That could take place in time and Schwarzer thus remained part of Hughes’s plan for the coming season.
The manager is now pleased to retain the player of his quality and claimed that they have had conversation regarding Mark’s situation on a number of occasions. Hughes added that ideally, he wanted the player to stat and even though there was an offer from Arsenal, the current goalkeeping situation at the club wouldn’t allow for such a move to happen.
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